WWW2012Stockholm

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Stockholm World Water Week 2012 (26-31 August 2012)

A number of activities are planned for this event - see the table below:
Also check IWMI's planned activities for the SWWW2012 and the full list of CPWF activities at the World Water Week 2012.
Type of presence
 To do what?
 Who can we partner with on this ?
 What resources do we have for this?
 Who goes there?
 What needs to happen next?
 Other notes and comments
Organise a session?
  1. Rainfed production under growing rain variability
  2. Possibly Workshop 3 on “Safeguarding global food security and life supporting ecosystems”
  3. Possibly Workshop 8 on “Governance for water and food security”
CPWF
Alain Vidal
  • Supporting Southern participants (SWWW secretariat)
  • Nile projects are encouraged to support 1 person per project (= 4 people).
 Tilahun
  • Explore funding options with Nile Project leaders + Alain (Tilahun);
  • (Tilahun) discuss with basin leaders to find out what their ideas about this session would be - to check after submission of abstracts (expect more from African basin on rainwater management);
  • Organise session with other basin leaders on the basis of papers received.
Present papers during a session?
  • Tilahun's paper on rainwater for food sec and climate change adaptation.
  • Expected: Kees Swaans on IPs (for session 3) + 2 papers from N5, 1 paper from N3 and from N4.
  • Bharat Sharma: Submitted an Abstract " Rainwater management through integration of technologies, institutions and policies in Blue Nile Basin , Ethiopia" Bharat Sharma, Simon Langa, Tilahun Amede
 CPWF / Alain Vidal

  • (Tilahun) to send reminder to all NBDC folks about submitting abstracts by 8 Feb.
  • Follow-up by project leaders.
 Abstracts available:
Yes, Abstract is available (Tilahun and Michael informed)
Hold a stand
  • To showcase NBDC work as part of CPWF overall work
 CPWF
  • Existing resources
  • (Tsedey) List all available materials for stand (poster, PV video, 2 working papers, journal papers, briefs, research reports, project briefs).
  • (Kees/Tilahun) Develop 1 or 2 additional info briefs: 1 on platforms and 1 rainwater/climate change.
Just 'be there' - and meet
  • To cover the whole programme and find out about other interesting sessions
  • To network with relevant people
  • To share lessons about NBDC/CPWF work at other junctions
 CPWF

  • (Tilahun) Coordinate CPWF presence across entire programme with M. Victor and A. Vidal - ongoing (program plan with organisers present).
  • (Tilahun) Coordinate presence with Nile team to split presence across all sessions;
  • (Ewen) Link up with WaterCube team.
 MV: Yes, lets talk about this. I met the WC guys two years ago.
List of abstracts proposed: